China’s Belt And Road Focuses On New Eurasian Trade Routes Due To Ukraine War
July 20th, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, a report on how China’s BRI is now focused on new Eurasian trade routes due to the Ukraine war: Moving shipping containers from China through Russia to the European Union became a vital part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions that followed have […]
Read more »China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway: Opportunities and Challenges for China
July 17th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on how – while the hope is for the CKU route to begin construction in 2023 – there remain significant challenges to realizing the railway: After 20 years of negotiations, the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway is hoped to finally begin next year. An online meeting took place between China, […]
Read more »Chinese Telecom Carrier Helps Bridge Digital Gap in Pakistan
July 10th, 2022
Via Technology Times, a look at how a Chinese telecom carrier is helping bridge the digital gap in Pakistan: In recent years, Pakistan has accelerated the construction of its mobile communication facilities, with companies like China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) playing a significant role in the local market and network. Companies in Pakistan are now looking to […]
Read more »First CPEC Hydropower Project Starts Operations
July 6th, 2022
Via Pakistan’s Technology Times, an article on how – on June 29 – the Karot hydropower project (HPP) was put into full commercial operation, a major milestone in the progress of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): While Pakistani authorities expressed jubilation and gratitude to the Chinese government for its cooperation in the completion of the […]
Read more »BRI Powers Mali
July 1st, 2022
Via Clingendael – the Netherlands Institute of International Relations – a report on a recently completed BRI project in Africa: The Gouina Hydroelectric Plant in Mali has begun commercial operations, according to China’s state media. The plant is a BRI project, built and largely financed by China. Construction started in 2013 and was delayed several […]
Read more »The Marshall Plan and the Belt and Road Initiative: More Differences Than Similarities
June 26th, 2022
Via The Atlantic Council, a comparative analysis of the Marshall Plan and China’s BRI: China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is often directly compared to the United States’ postwar Marshall Plan. The comparison is made due to the BRI’s scale, global infrastructure investment ambitions, and geopolitical and security ramifications. But how accurate is this […]
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